# Housing (Wales) Measure 2011, Section 47: Inspector's powers to require provision of documents or information: supplemental


After paragraph 19E of Schedule 1 to the Housing Act 1996 insert—
“Inspector's powers to require provision of documents or information: supplemental
19F (1) A requirement does not require a person to disclose anything which the person would be entitled to refuse to disclose on grounds of legal professional privilege in proceedings in the High Court.
(2) A requirement does not require a banker to breach a duty of confidentiality owed to a person who is not—
(a) the registered social landlord to whose affairs or activities the document or information relates,
(b) a subsidiary of that landlord, or
(c) an associate of that landlord.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph 19E(4) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(4) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph 19E(5) is liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
(b) on conviction on indictment, to—
(i) imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years,
(ii) a fine, or
(iii) both.
(5) Proceedings for an offence under paragraph 19E(4) or (5) may be brought only by or with the consent of—
(a) the Welsh Ministers, or
(b) the Director of Public Prosecutions.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/mwa/2011/5/section/47 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-wales-measure-2011/section-47
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